You can call

it the annexation that just won't die.

Senoia officials

went 'round and 'round Monday night over two proposed subdivisions on

Rockaway Road that were voted down last month.

The two subdivisions

contain more than 130 acres and would have 130 homes on the road leading

to Peachtree City.

Mayor Joan

Trammell said she asked that the issue be brought up again because she

was not clear on whether the council had understood all the issues involved

in the process.

City Attorney

Drew Whalen explained that one of the tracts was the subject of litigation

between the city and Coweta County.

After Senoia

lost the legal battle, the city submitted the annexation back to the county,

which agreed to let the city annex it with certain restrictions.

Some of the

restrictions included having only 1.6-acre lots on the perimeter of the

property and not allowing R-20 open space zoning, which would allow for

quarter-acre lots.

Whalen explained

the developer, Steve Entrekin, had donated money toward the town's legal

fight with the county and had agreed to the county's restrictions.

Entrekin then

told the city that he would pay $250,000 to connect his subdivision to

the city's sewer system and also build a pump station that would not cost

the city anything.

He emphasized

that the homes would be in the $200,000 range and his development would

bring in nearly $300,000 to the city every year in property taxes and

water and sewer fees.

Several residents

spoke up in favor of the annexation, but some of the councilmen were still

concerned about the project.

"I think

there's a police protection issue involved here," said Councilman

Darren Ratajski.

Councilman

Bob Hannah said he had listened to the citizens at the last meeting and

was worried the city's new sewer systems would be saturated with new subdivisions

before many of the city's older homes are hooked to it.

Resident Gail

Maynard was more succinct in her support of the annexation.

"We need

the money," she said. Mayor Joan Trammell said the county is going

to continue to grow and she favors having the property inside the city

limits so the city can control it.

The council

finally decided to cease discussion on the issue and resume the discussion

in June after members have more time to gather more facts on the issue.